Representatives of the OBC Caste Sangharshana Samithi staged a demonstration at Indira Park, tearing copies of the central government gazette. Protesters demanded a dedicated OBC drop-down column and unique code in the 2027 Census, warning major political parties including the BJP, Congress, and BRS that continued neglect of backward classes in caste enumeration will result in severe electoral backlash.
- Leaders of the OBC Caste Sangharshana Samithi and the BC Intellectuals Forum gathered at Dharna Chowk, Indira Park, to register a strong protest against the Union Government's official gazette for Census 2027. Demonstrators publicly tore copies of the notification, protesting the exclusion of a dedicated OBC enumeration column and unique classification code similar to provisions made for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Addressing the gathering, forum leaders emphasized that Backward Classes have campaigned for a nationwide caste census for over eight decades. They argued that submerging OBC populations into the general unreserved category during enumeration undermines equitable welfare distribution, institutional reservations, and constitutional rights. The leaders issued a caution to national and regional political parties, asserting that backward classes will actively challenge any administration that treats their demographic voting power with indifference while sidestepping genuine caste enumeration.